The 'emoluments' attack on Trump is a transparent ploy nyp.st/2xVmSZm via @nypost
Democrats are twisting the meaning of emoluments, preposterously claiming that when the Trump International Hotel in DC rents a room or party space to Saudi Arabia or another foreign government at the market rate, the payment is an “emolument” or bribe to the president.
Sen. Blumenthal says the lawsuit’s purpose is “to hold the president accountable for violating the chief corruption prohibition” in the Constitution. Don’t buy it — the suit is a fishing expedition to force Trump to turn over his business records.
Democrats are teeing up the emoluments issue now in case they take the House in the midterm elections. Passing Articles of Impeachment requires only a simple majority.
But even with the votes, they won’t have the facts on their side.
A gift is one thing, a routine business transaction another thing entirely. If foreign officials play golf on a Trump course, or buy an apartment at Trump Tower and pay the same price as anyone else, where’s the corruption?
Calling arms-length transactions with foreign countries “emoluments” would disqualify all major business owners from the presidency — Mike Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates — an idea career politicians must love.
